BlackBerry Javelin and BlackBerry Niagara explained!

There was a little bit of confusion with the 3G-less BlackBerry 9000 we posted. We heard two different codenames: Javelin and Niagara. Well, we were just told some more information on both devices. It seems the BlackBerry codenamed Niagara is actually an EV-DO device slated to hit Verizon in May of 2009. That seems a long way away but here are the specs on that model:

“Large screen family”

QWERTY keyboard

480×360 LCD

EV-DO Rev. A

aGPS

3.2 megapixel camera

4.7 OS platform

BES 5.0 support (HTML email, etc)

Qualcomm MSM7600 processor

That’s the Niagara. What about the BlackBerry Javelin? Well, here you go:

QWERTY keyboard

480×360 LCD

Quad-band GSM/EDGE

GPS

Wi-Fi

3.2 megapixel camera

4.6 OS platform

BES 5.0 support as well

ArgonV processor

Both devices look extremely similar in physical appearance, thus the confusion. So, look at that. You just got two devices for the price of one. Who’s out there in Verizon land and excited for this one? May of next year, though…doesn’t seem right does it? Then again, you never know with Big Red.